One of the oldest types of New England fishing and trading vessels. It is schooner rigged, with a false stern and narrow transom that runs beyond the rudder at deck level.), sloopSloop. A sailing vessel with a single fore-and-aft rigged mast. boats (Muscongus Bay BoatsMuscongus Bay Boat.
â¢ ENDOSKELETON (noun). The noun ENDOSKELETON has 1 sense: 1. the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates). Familiarity information: ENDOSKELETON used as a noun is very rare.
Exoskeleton of cicada attached to Tridax procumbens. An exoskeleton (from Greek Î­Î¾Ï, Ã©xÅ outer and ÏÎºÎµÎ»ÎµÏÏÏ, skeletos skeleton) is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton (endoskeleton) of, for example, a human. In usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as shells.